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Sigmodon (cotton rat)
Taxonomy
Sigmodon was named by Say and Ord (1825). It is extant.
It was assigned to Lemnina by Gray (1825); to Cricetinae by Kurten and Anderson (1980); to Cricetidae by Say and Ord (1825) and McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Sigmodontini by D'Elía (2003).
It was assigned to Lemnina by Gray (1825); to Cricetinae by Kurten and Anderson (1980); to Cricetidae by Say and Ord (1825) and McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Sigmodontini by D'Elía (2003).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1825 | Sigmodon Gray p. 342 |
| 1825 | Sigmodon Say and Ord |
| 1980 | Sigmodon Kurten and Anderson p. 250 |
| 1997 | Sigmodon McKenna and Bell |
| 2003 | Sigmodon D'Elía p. 314 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Sigmodon Say and Ord 1825 [cotton rat]
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Sigmodon alstoni Thomas 1880
†Sigmodon bakeri Martin 1974
Sigmodon chonensis Allen 1913
†Sigmodon curtisi Gidley 1922
Sigmodon hispidus Say and Ord 1825 [hispid cotton rat]
†Sigmodon hudspethensis Strain 1966
†Sigmodon libitinus Martin 1979
†Sigmodon lindsayi Martin and Prince 1989
†Sigmodon minor Gidley 1922
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Invalid names: Sigmodon intermedius Hibbard 1937 [synonym], Sigmodon medius Gidley 1922 [synonym]
Sigmodon ochrognathus Bailey 1902
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available